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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven E. Lewis, Memphis, TN (US);
Gene C. Lewis, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01B 3/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01B 3/04 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for restoring moisture to lint cotton in a cotton gin. The moisture level of lint cotton passing from a battery condenser to a bale press, and the rate of lint cotton passing from the battery condenser to the bale press are measured, and, based on those measurements and the desired moisture level of the lint cotton at the bale press, a precise amount of water is sprayed onto the lint cotton as it passes from the battery condenser to the bale press to bring the moisture level of the lint cotton at the bale press to that desired level.